The Truth

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The Truth episodes

April 21, 2022 Thankless
To help her sick mother, Abigail needs to ask for help from her brother, a conspiracy-peddling radio host.
Written by Louis Kornfeld
Performed by Monica Wyche, PJ Sosko, Jamie Newell, Max Brand, Louis Kornfeld, Alexis Lambright, Brian Morabito, Evan Barden, Liz Leimkuhler, and T.J. Mannix.
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31 min
April 07, 2022 Danslang
The kids at Newlin High have invented their own complex and growing language. Can a visiting linguist study and preserve it before the principal wipes it out for good?
Written by Hunter Nelson
Performed by Will Hines, Connor Ratliff, Alise Morales, John Trowbridge, Hunter Nelson, Amy Warren, Randy McKay. Woody Fu, Kelly Letourneau, Mary McDonnell, and Nikki Thomas.
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34 min
March 24, 2022 About the Pond
Emmy’s a chef; her twin brother Ross is an aspiring vegetable influencer. All they want is total culinary dominance—but a swiftly growing pond is ruining phase 1 of their five-year plan.
Written by MJ Halberstadt
Performed by: Michael Delisle, Katie Hartman, Jimmy O’Connell, Mickey Rodgers, Abby Royle, Leonardo McCloskey Feller, and Momo McCloskey Feller.

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34 min
March 10, 2022 What About Ruth?
It’s March of 2020 and Haviland is desperately trying to make herself useful, but her parents just want her to stay safe. Against their wishes, she visits Ruth, a neighbor struggling with dementia.
Written by India Kotis
Performed by: Amara Leonard, Maggie Pistner, Rachel Botchan, Kelly Letourneau, Mark Gessner, Julia Kelly and Brian Morabito.

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33 min
February 23, 2022 The Best Truth Story Ever (so far)*
We asked listeners for the best Truth story of all time. You answered. As part of Radiotopia’s Making Trouble week, we’re bringing you the winner of the BEST TRUTH STORY EVER (so far), as voted on by listeners.
And after the story, we’ll hear an interview with the story’s writer!
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*as voted by listeners.

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29 min
February 11, 2022 The Truth 10th Anniversary Special
The Truth is 10 years old today! And to celebrate, we’re talking to a few of our listeners about their favorite episodes. If you’re new to the show, this is a good place to start!

The recommended episodes are:
Tape Delay
Possible Side Effects
Rideshare
Fish Girl
You’re Not Alone
Help us choose the BEST TRUTH STORY OF ALL TIME!
Go to radiotopia.fm/truth10 to vote.
Voting is open now but you don't have long,
The final round of the bracket will close on February 17th.
We will announce the winner on our next episode of The Truth.
Go to radiotopia.fm/truth10 to vote.

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31 min
February 03, 2022 My Perfect Dad
It’s not easy being a perfect dad. Especially when your son has some notes about the performance.
Written by Louis Kornfeld.
Performed by Tim Platt, Michael Cullen, Alex Dickson, Tanyika Carey, Dennis Pacheco and Tom Ligon.

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33 min
January 20, 2022 The Disruptors Part 2
Hayley meets a nice man. Could the universe be giving her a break? Nope, it’s still against her.
Written by Mary McDonnell.
Performed by Mary McDonnell, Tom Stephens, Louis Kornfeld, Margaret Burrus, Ryan Leach and Davy Gardner.

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27 min
December 23, 2021 The Grand Finale
It’s 1978, and the world’s most famous magician wants to show you the true wonders of the universe.
Written by Jonathan Mitchell.
This story was inspired by the life and work of magician Doug Henning, and uses material that borrows heavily from his act. If you would like to learn more about Henning and his work, we have put a list of links on our website to books and videos used to research this story.
Our story was performed by Billy Griffin, Jr., Amy Warren, Stephanie Rey, Michael Cumpsty, Adrián Burke, T.J. Mannix, Reza Nasooti, Louis Kornfeld, Michael Cullen, Rachel Botchan, Stefan Schuette, Mary McDonnell, Chris Kipiniak, Bill Rohlfing, and Eli James.

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32 min
December 09, 2021 Here Lies Me
It's the first day of eighth grade, and God's got a crush on Noa.
For this episode of The Truth, we’re introducing you to a fantastic new podcast from Hillary Frank and Lemonada Media. If you like what you hear, you can find the rest of the episodes by searching for “Here Lies Me” in your podcast app.
From their website:
“Here Lies Me from Lemonada Media is the first scripted podcast to convey the adolescent experience with realism. Author and award-winning podcaster Hillary Frank (The Longest Shortest Time) penned this fictional drama with dark humor, perfectly capturing the genuine, natural, and cringy teenage experience. It’s an immersive and sound-rich YA podcast for teen and adult fans of PEN15, Big Mouth, and Stranger Things.”
Performed by a talented and hilarious cast including Michael Chernus (Orange is the New Black), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America), Rob Huebel (The Descendants), Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Last Day), teen actors, and introducing Ollie Grishaber as Noa.
Here Lies Me contains themes of harassment, classism, sexism, racism, trauma, consent, and finding your voice.
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40 min

About The Truth

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The Truth makes short, cinematic stories meant to be listened to closely, like short films for your ears. Each episode is a brand new story with a new cast of characters, and a whole new world to explore. Some are suspenseful, others funny, or shocking, or uplifting. What you’re guaranteed is incredible performances, thoughtful writing, and detailed, immersive sound design that pulls you in and never lets go.